I agree, L socialis has done much better for me in less arid conditions with an occasional feed and more of a winter dormancy without which it struggles on looking miserable all year. ovalifolia seems to enjoy a little more sun but again likes to be waterd in summer with an occasional feed. Peter (UK) On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave, > > I grow my ledebourias in a rich organic mix of about 1:1 organic:///inorganic/. > A number of them (like L. socialis) don't like full sun. Ledebouria > socialis > in particular should stay moist during its growing season and be fertilized > sparingly. They also look sad and hold on to only 1 or 2 leaves if you > don't > give them a dry winter dormancy. Once they get out of their dormancy they > will sprout new leaves and produce lots of flowers. > > In my experience, the bulblets take a while to grow new roots and leaves. > > Nhu > Berkeley, CA > > -- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/ > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:35 AM, dave s <wusong@evilemail.com> wrote: > > > Just a quick question about *L. socialis*...Do they need fairly > > regular feeding (something I rarely do w/ most of my plants)? > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >